In recent discussions about this historic election and our new President,with friends and online personalities most of who live outside the country,there is a question, in these seemingly post-racial times, of whether or not we should use terms like "German-American" , or "African-American" ; or even "Native- American", when describing ourselves. That this designation causes a break in national unity, when by just using the term "American",people would come together more readily. I have posited although this view may a noteworthy outlook, ethnicity is something people find pride in by establishing a link to their family's past, just as much as they find pride in their nation of birth or naturalization. Also that it's not the recognition of their ethnicity that causes that break but the lack of tolerance of and prejudice towards other ethnicities that is truly responsible.
Who are you? And what do you think?